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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Framed chalkboards

I have quite a few frames about 5 x 7” and today I made a few of them into mini magnetic chalkboards. I bought some vinyl chalkboard a while ago but never used it until today. I think these smaller chalkboards are great. They would make great little accent pieces to write seasonal or love notes or even a gentle reminder of something that you, or someone else, needs to do.

This is the original patina as I found it. I just cleaned it up and added the metal and chalkboard.

This one is a wood frame that I painted aqua with hints of silver and some light distressing.

I just love aqua but I’m all out so I need to remember to go to the store and get some more aqua paint.

I picked up a few vintage Syroco, Homco and Dart pieces earlier this week so I hope to have more pieces to show you later this week. I ‘m liking the chalkboards so I might have a hard time deciding if I should leave a few pieces as mirrors of if I should convert them to chalkboards.

With no aqua I relied on Navajo white, berry pink and sage for a few pieces I started working on today. Here’s a sneak peak:

It is a wonder what some cleaning and a new coat of paint and glaze can do to pieces.

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